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noun - a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years
noun - a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal
A member of a Rajput ethnic group predominant in Nepal.
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A member of any of several peoples of Nepal noted for their military prowess. |
a member of Hindu people descended from Brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal |
a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years known for fierceness in combat |
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The Gurkhas or Gorkhas () with endonym Gorkhali (Nepali: ) are the soldiers of Nepalese nationality and ethnic Nepali people of India recruited for the British Army, Nepalese Army, Indian Army, Gurkha Contingent Singapore, Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunei, UN peacekeeping force and war zones around the world. Historically, the terms "Gurkha" and "Gorkhali" were synonymous with "Nepali", which originates from the hill principality Gorkha Kingdom, from which the Kingdom of Nepal expanded under Prithivi Narayan Shah. The name may be traced to the medieval Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath who has a historic shrine in Gorkha. The word itself derived from Go-Raksha (Nepali:), raksha becoming rakha (). Rakhawala means protector and is derived from raksha as well. * Ethnically, Gurung, Magar and Kshetri(Chettri) or Khas, Thakuri mainly were the Gorkha tribes that united the erstwhile Gorkha Kingdom and fought against the British invasions. Today, Gorkha soldiers mostly belong to the Gurung, Magar, |